}
 
        if (vars->phy_flags & PHY_XGXS_FLAG) {
-               if (params->req_line_speed &&
+               if ((params->req_line_speed &&
                    ((params->req_line_speed == SPEED_100) ||
-                    (params->req_line_speed == SPEED_10))) {
+                    (params->req_line_speed == SPEED_10))) ||
+                   (!params->req_line_speed &&
+                    (params->speed_cap_mask >=
+                      PORT_HW_CFG_SPEED_CAPABILITY_D0_10M_FULL) &&
+                    (params->speed_cap_mask <
+                      PORT_HW_CFG_SPEED_CAPABILITY_D0_1G)
+                    ))  {
                        vars->phy_flags |= PHY_SGMII_FLAG;
                } else {
                        vars->phy_flags &= ~PHY_SGMII_FLAG;